(conversation in the van this morning on the way home from the doctor)
gia: we picking luca up from isaiah's house?
me: no, honey, he is staying there for awhile. we are going home.
gia: but i love luca.
me: i know sweetie. you miss him when he is gone. he is your best friend, isn't he?
gia: yes. him my best friend.
(pause)
gia: i have an idea. . . how 'bout goo be my boy today?
me: oh that sounds like a great idea. because you love enzo too.
gia: uh-huh. i love him too.
so they spent the morning together. just a big sister and her boy.